Riot's team shooter Valorant leaves beta with new character and map
A new game mode called Spike Rush is being postponed to give new players time to practice
India has a $6.6 billion plan to lure Big Tech into moving its manufacturing capabilities
The country wants to rival China's manufacturing
Elite Dangerous' upcoming 'Odyssey' expansion will finally let pilots explore planets on foot
Odyssey could be Elite's meatiest expansion yet
Beta testing for BBC voice assistant 'Beeb' has begun
But only if you are a Windows Insider and live in the United Kingdom
CES 2021 will be an in-person event in Las Vegas
Organizers are already planning for CES 2021
Amazon is planning an early summer sale as a prequel to Prime Day
Playing catch-up after Covid-19
Windows 7 is still used on a quarter of all PCs
The vintage OS remains popular, months after Microsoft ended support
Many users don't change their passwords following a data breach
Years of education has seemingly fallen on deaf ears
Watch Doom running on the Playdate, a handheld with a crank controller
See the crank being used to fire the chaingun
Google removes Indian app from the Play Store that helped in removing Chinese apps from smartphones
Well that didn't take long
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New HP Omen 15 laptops let you choose between Intel & AMD CPUs
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Some advances in AI
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Samsung launches $1,999 rotating TV for phone-loving millennials
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Making history: the SpaceX launch, ISS dock, and a false copyright claim
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Setting this image as a wallpaper bricks some Android phones
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Windows 10 is notifying users if the May 2020 update can't be installed
Razer updates the mecha-membrane Ornata keyboard with dedicated media keys
Alongside a new scroll wheel and software enhancements
Sega is releasing a tiny Game Gear Micro for its 60th anniversary
$50 gets you four games and a 1.15" screen
5G is safe, so why do people believe it makes them ill?
Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance isn't new
The Best CPUs 2020: AMD Ryzen vs. Intel Core
The world of CPUs has been notoriously busy in recent years and our buying guide is keeping up with the latest releases to complement our day-one reviews and benchmark comparisons. After all the extensive testing you're familiar with, TechSpot's CPU buying guide means to narrow things down in a few easy recommendations you can trust and follow.
Intel will discontinue its 8th-gen Coffee Lake CPU line-up this year
Out with the old, in with the new
New HP Omen 15 gaming laptops are slimmer, faster, and let you choose between Intel and AMD CPU options
Core i5, Core i7 and Ryzen 7 units are available starting today
Total War Saga: Troy will be a timed Epic Games Store exclusive
But it will be free-to-keep on day one
MSI launches new desktop PCs with 10th-gen Intel CPUs, starting at $319
Configurable Mini PCs
Samsung's T5 portable 500GB SSD is currently $79.99
As noted in our Best Storage 2020 guide, Samsung's latest T7 portable SSD is set to replace the T5. That means you can grab our previous favorite pick at a discount, you can grab it for $79.99 from Amazon.
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Intel Core i9-10900K Review
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AMD Ryzen 5 4600H Review: Fastest Entry-Level Laptop CPU Ever
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Blasts From the Past: TechSpot Staff's Favorite Tech of the Last Decade
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Network Attached Storage (NAS): What It Is and Why You May Want It
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Benchmarking Your PC: A Guide to Best Practices
Gartner: Global smartphone sales dipped more than 20 percent in Q1
Can the smartphone industry recover in Q2?
macOS Catalina 10.5.5 introduces Battery Health Management
Apple macOS's battery health management is a new optional feature -- something similar was introduced to iOS -- than extends the life of your laptop's battery by managing charging based on users' habits. More release notes and download links here.
Publishers say the Internet Archive's National Emergency Library constitutes 'willful mass copyright infringement'
Is a digital lender any different than a traditional library?
Long-lost version of NES game Days of Thunder recreated from 30-year-old floppies
A win for video game preservationists
Steam June update improves Remote Play
The latest Steam release improves Remote Play by adding the option to share your IP and attempt to establish a direct connection, adds options to manage downloads, and fixes several bugs on Windows and Linux.
Making history: the SpaceX launch, ISS dock, and a false copyright claim
A giant leap for commercial space flight
Apple releases security-focused iOS 13.5.1 update
Patches iPhones against the recently released Unc0ver jailbreaking tool
Samsung's Odyssey G7 curved gaming monitor launches worldwide
Are you a fan of curves?
App that detects and removes Chinese-made apps goes viral
It doesn't identify all of them, though
Google Pixel "feature drop" includes improved battery life and a focus on health and safety
Google's focus on personal health and safety goes even further than Apple
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